Mutation in the Hair Cell Specific Gene POU4F3 Is a Common Cause for Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Chinese Hans by Longxia He, Xiuhong Pang, Penghui Chen, Hao Wu, Tao Yang

“…In the present study, we performed targeted next-generation sequencing of 144 known deafness genes in another nine Chinese Han ADNSHL families and identified two more novel mutations in POU4F3, p.Leu311Pro and c.120+1G>C, as the pathogenic cause. …”
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Mode of Delivery according to Leisure Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy: A Multicenter Cohort Study of Low-Risk Women by Emilie Nor Nielsen, Per Kragh Andersen, Hanne Kristine Hegaard, Mette Juhl

“…Further, we combined physical activity measures at all four stages in one variable for a proportional odds model for cumulative logits. …”
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Expression of glucocorticoid-receptor covaries with individual differences in visual lateralisation in zebrafish by Eleonora Rovegno, Elena Frigato, Luisa Dalla Valle, Cristiano Bertolucci, Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato

“…When we correlated the lateralisation patterns in the behavioural tests with gr expression, we observed that individuals with higher mesencephalic expression of gr in the right hemisphere were more inclined to process their mirror image using the right hemisphere. …”
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Defect Detection and Classification on Wind Turbine Blades Using Deep Learning with Fuzzy Voting by Reed Pratt, Clark Allen, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, Abdennour Seibi

“…To improve defect detection performance, a multi-variable fuzzy (MVF) voting system is proposed. This method demonstrated superior accuracy compared to the individual models. …”
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Compressive damage constitutive model for brittle coal based on the compaction effect and linear energy dissipation law by Fengqiang Gong, Lei Xu, Mingzhong Gao, Yingjie Zhao, Peilei Zhang

“…In addition, compared with the constitutive model obtained via the traditional energy calculation method based on the hypothesis that the unloading curve is a straight line, the constitutive model employing LED law can describe the stress–strain state of brittle coal more precisely. This approach introduces a new perspective and enhances the convenience for constructing the constitutive model based on energy theory.…”
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Simultaneous quadruple pathology in the thyroid gland: A case report with literature review by Ari M. Abdullah, Rawa M. Ali, Abdulwahid M. Salih, Aras J. Qaradakhy, Hardi M. Dhahir, Aso S. Muhialdeen, Shko H. Hassan, Shaho F. Ahmed, Imad J. Habibullah, Fahmi H. Kakamand

“…It is unusual for 2 distinct thyroid tumors to coexist, and even rarer to observe more than 2 thyroid pathologies alongside a malignant lymph node process. …”
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Bilingual and scientific text reading: An eye gaze study of South African township learners by Tanya R. Beelders, Angela E. Stott

“…Language is a complicating variable as English, the learners’ second language (L2), is generally the language of learning and teaching, including for reading science texts. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…Assessing niche models solely based on AUC can be misleading, therefore, for a more reliable assessment of variable importance, it is worth supplementing it with permutation importance and the jackknife method. …”
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EXPRESSION OF PIEZO1 IN CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: INSIGHTS FROM BIOINFORMATIC AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSES

“…The results indicate dual PIEZO1 regulation in ccRCC, with mRNA upregulation and variable protein levels suggesting tumor-specific mechanisms. …”
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The "multiple exposure effect" (MEE): How multiple exposures to similarly biased online content can cause increasingly larger shifts in opinions and voting preferences. by Robert Epstein, Amanda Newland, Li Yu Tang

“…In all the experiments, our primary dependent variable was Vote Manipulation Power (VMP), the percentage increase in the number of participants inclined to vote for one candidate after having viewed content favoring that candidate. …”
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Optimization of Dye Removal of Cibacron Red Textile Dye From Wastewaters Using Kombucha Scoby With the Taguchi Method by Aytul Bayraktar

“…It was observed that the pH variable had the greatest impact on color removal. …”
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The Use of Fluorescence In situ Hybridisation in the Diagnosis of Hidden Mosaicism in Egyptian Patients with Turner Syndrome by Heba Mohamed Ossama, Soha Kholeif, Ghada Mohamed Elhady

“…The clinical manifestations were more severe in patients with monosomy X than other mosaic cases. …”
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Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement by Zhiqiang Fan, Qi Qiu, Jun Su, Tianhang Zhang, Ning Yang

“…A lower phase noise floor has been obtained by more averaging of the cross-correlation spectrum. …”
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Resilience of the Energy Sector to Socioeconomic Challenges: Determinants of Consumer Satisfaction with Energy Services by Shiva Raj Ghimire, Nirdosh Kumar Agarwal, Gobind Kumar Singh

“…The study identifies customer satisfaction as the dependent variable, while independent variables include service quality, security and privacy risks, trust, and perceived value. …”
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Phage biocontrol success of bacterial wilt depends on synergistic interactions with resident rhizosphere microbiota by Sara Franco Ortega, Bryden Fields, Daniel Narino Rojas, Lauri Mikonranta, Matthew Holmes, Andrea L. Harper, Ville‐Petri Friman

“…We found that using phages in combination did not improve the phage biocontrol efficiency relative to single phage treatments, while certain phages and their combinations were more effective than the others. High intra‐treatment variability in phage efficiency was observed across all phage treatments, which was associated with clear shifts in microbiome composition, a reduction in R. solanacearum and an increase in phage densities. …”
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A method for benchmarking genetic screens reveals a predominant mitochondrial bias by Mahfuzur Rahman, Maximilian Billmann, Michael Costanzo, Michael Aregger, Amy H Y Tong, Katherine Chan, Henry N Ward, Kevin R Brown, Brenda J Andrews, Charles Boone, Jason Moffat, Chad L Myers

“…We characterize this functional bias and demonstrate its relevance for interpreting differential hits in any CRISPR screening context. More generally, we demonstrate the utility of the FLEX pipeline for performing robust comparative evaluations of CRISPR screens or methods for processing them.…”
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Quantitative differences in nourishment affect caste-related physiology and development in the paper wasp Polistes metricus. by Timothy M Judd, Peter E A Teal, Edgar Javier Hernandez, Talbia Choudhury, James H Hunt

“…In the wasp genus Polistes, colonies are founded by one or more females, and the female offspring that emerge in that colony are either non-reproducing workers or future reproductives of the following generation (gynes). …”
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Limits of Flow-Cytometry Histogram Analysis Methods to Assess Bladder Tumour Antigen Expression by Agnès Chabanas, Jean‐Jacques Rambeaud, Hong-Hsu Huo, Daniel Seigneurin, Jean-Jacques Lawrence

“…However, specific antigens expressed at highly variable rates give rise to wide range distributions in flow cytometry as illustrated when a mucin antigen for urinary bladder was titrated by M344 monoclonal antibody in urothelial cancer cells. …”
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Examining financial inclusion success in north India via financial inclusion drivers, financial literacy and financial initiatives: A variance based-SEM approach by Amit Pandey, Ravi Kiran, Rakesh Kumar Sharma

“…Additionally, the findings align with emerging open innovation approaches, advocating for collaborative, technology-enabled, and user-centered financial solutions that can scale inclusivity more effectively.…”
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Associations Between Physical Features and Behavioral Patterns in Macau Outdoor Community Public Spaces and Older Adults’ Performance of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living by Hong-Zhan Lai, Stephen Siu-Yu Lau, Chen-Yi Sun

“…These insights offer preliminary guidance for policymakers and urban planners aiming to develop more age-friendly environments in high-density cities.…”
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